Meldonium does NOT increase performance

No doubt Mirkof.

Hey what about Luis Ortiz testing positive for anabolic steriods! Then HBO, the sanctioning bodies, and media pretending like it never happened and Ortiz gettin a paper belt title shot right away afterwards.

 

But its not just EE's who have used it.

If it has no PED properties then why bother using it ? I know jack about PEDS but it might stack with other legal drugs that we currently arent aware of.

 

The whole Meldonium circus is a mess. Before banning it VADA should have at least have gotten some irrefutable or at least strong evidence that the substance does in fact increase performance. As far as I know there is one study that shows Meldonium having an effect, while several other shows that it doesn't. And this is a drug that's been around since the 70's. 36 years, and they couldn't even wait to find out how long traces stays in the system.

And if that is all that is required for something to be banned, they should ban every medicine and supplement known to man, because with almost any supplement you can find a poor study that shows it has an effect on performance.

 

It's WADA not VADA.

 

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Plenty of drugs get delegalized every year.

 

That was from the USA Today article posted above. No conclusive evidence yet whether it enhances performance or not, but IMHO it's better to err on the side of caution than to allow a suspicious substance.

It might have a placebo effect, but it goes against the spirit of the sport. Also, a placebo effect usually works for patients with mental issues, but athletes know when something is having a physical effect on them, like Conte mentions in the article:

 

This.

The problem with internet chemists is that they read an article for 5 minuets and suddenly their experts on the matter. There are pletny of "articles" that contradict each other. Let's wait till we here what Vada rules after seeing the second sample before acting like we're experts.

 

War Putin.

 

if he passed then there should be no problem. I dont know why VADA did not announce that Povetkin tested positive but within the legal limits though. Hopefully the fight does go on if Povetkin really isn't in the wrong, can't wait till bomb squad beats the **** out of Povetkin :good, and once he beats him you anti black/white power posters better not be crying about how Povetkin fought WIlder off the peds so he's not the same Povetkin that fought Perez and Takam.